Have you ever wondered how would it feel if we are looking for our missing loved one for a long time? Have you ever soothed by the glowing smile on a child's face?
Yes. It was today that my heart stumbled with sorrow when a man shared his most languishing story containing himself being in the snares of drugs and meanwhile his search for his missing father goes in vein. On the other hand I was at the baptism of four little babies where there was an atmosphere of joy and celebration of family and life. In both of these instances my sense of wonder wandered with utmost sympathy for the first one and my heart was overjoyed at the tender smile of the toddlers.
Let me explain: The man who is in his 20s was an ambitious ever green person. His dream of becoming an actor in the East Enders (TV series in the UK) was shattered when he found that his father suddenly disappeared from his life at the early 20s. He was extremely worried about his father and set out to look for him. His search went in vein for most of his life. With a little courage left and with bleak hope of his father he goes into consuming drugs. Drugs take on his life and shatters him into pieces. He finds himself in the drudgery of life with umpteen issues that ruin his young life. Life with ambition becomes just a historical data in his life. As he was sharing this extraordinary testimony his eyes were soaked with tears and soon the tears rolled down his cheek and soaked his whole face. He had a father who would dry his tears but now he is left without a father. Will he find his father one day? Will his search yield fruit? Will his father come and dray his tears? Will stop taking drugs? These questions just remain a future possibilities.
Second instance, I was at the baptism of four tiny kids. As the priest said the prayers the kids were overjoyed with the whole paraphernalia of celebration. The parents and guardians showed a tremendous joy and hope on their faces. Children to be baptised were applauded by the congregation as the sign of acceptance into the community. This is a wonderful gesture that we need children and God loves the children. They are the future of our nation. As certain philosopher said, child is the father of man, we have a responsibility for our children until they are mature enough to stand on their own. When I see children I feel only one thing that God still loves the world. He cannot be loving us any better than just grant us and our earth with more human species. We will continue to grow on this earth. Many people, races, tribes and kingdoms have passed this world but human being never extinct unlike other animals. Why does this happen, biologically or scientifically we can give myriad explanations with proper proofs but the ultimate truth is God loves the world therefore he makes the couple to bear children. In other words he gives the authority to the parents through the gift of marriage to bring forth the creation and continue tot grow day by day. Therefore we have every reason to rejoice at the joy and smile these little innocent children bring to our sad, battered, war-stricken world.
These two contrasting experiences have taught me to be more sensitive to the anguish of the other and be attentive and acknowledge that God loves us and he will continue to love us forever. We shall try to be more sensitive to the people who are addicted to drugs. We cannot condemn them but we cannot condone them either. We have to seek a way to relate to them and make them not use the drugs and lead a life worthy of living. We have every reason to praise the thank God for the gift of life for each and every one us including Stephen Hawkins. Whether we believe or reject God but life is something we cannot create. It is God's gift to the couple who are prepared to raise the child in this universe.
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